Hair-curling device.



(I. SENEGAS.

HAIR GURLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION IILED AUG.6,1913.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

JUTED ing- Devices, of which. the following is a specification.

My invention is designed to aflord means whereby the hain may be conveniently and effectually curled, crimpedor waved, and especially whereby-.- the Marcelswave effectmay be symmetrically; attained with can: we

'lhe inventionconsistsin .the specific. form andconstruction of the shaper aroun.d"which the hair. is wound, distinctivefeatures being the makingwofsuch shaper. of: elliptical form in ICIOSS" section, .of' hollow construction, and I incurving: the: said: hairv shaperlongitudi,

nally for certain purposes, all as hereinafteri fully. sealant. p

In the accompanying drawings,= Eigu=re 1, is a view of one of thmbroads'idesbf the shaper; Fig. 2, an endwiew thereofg'Fig. 3, a cross section thereof; Fig. 4, a view-illusatinei he f hezs ers aia ceeiunc ion.

with heatingtongs of speclal constructiong,

' "rubber band, a small hair pm, or other ex- Fig. 5, a view ofsaid'tongs taken at right angles to the position thereof shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a section of the tong'jaws taken upon plane of line 6-6 Fig. 5; Fig. 7, a section of the tong jaws taken upon plane of line 77 Fig. 4, and illustratingtheir use in conjunction with the elliptical sha er in heating and compressing a lock 0 hair wound thereon, theshaper and the lock of hair being shown in end elevation; 'Figs. 8 and 9 views showing the shaper curved longitudinally, and illustrating the purposes of such construction. v 1

My improved hair shaper S is elliptical in cross section and may be'made of anylength desired. It is also preferably hollow, as shown in Fig. 3, the ends being closed but not necessarily hermetically sealed. It may be made of aluminum on account of the lightness of such, material and its conductivity;, or any other suitable metal may be substituted when the shaper S is to be heated, as when employed in conjunction with the special heating tongs T designed for the purpose and forming the subject-matter of my concurrent application Serial No. 783,383 filed herewith.

The elliptical form of the shaper S in Specification of Letttrsitteimt. I menti n eman te-s. 1 1e ent apvsaasa.

STATES PAT NT orrrca x nunpUB- NG' cross section afiords acurvedper1pheral winding surface having practically two.- broad: sides and twodhtermediate na r afihnted na e, .10.. 191a.

row 'sidesqoredges, but without angle on ahru tness. This is of special importance around the shaper S,its broad sides prevent shaper,.-'ors-inversely stated; the tuming of the slippingof the-loek-of' hair upon-the the shapes S within the windlis therebypre ented. Thisfeature renders my form of llhlvrshipen particularly? efi'eetive in attains;

mg. the Marcel wave reflect, in which case the broadiside's s, oftheshaper are utilized folthe bread-waves and; the narrower edges s, i

afiiurd: the-intermediate reaches,-.-the-' lock or. strand e of hair being woven: across: and amimdathe. shaperalternatel from side Qftthe center ofithestrandl or end nearthe roots): to the other, reversing .thedirec tion at each wind recaa'erbeing takenfltor avoid twistingthe. strand. laterallyduring manipulation, and. that'lthe; turns to be madei len'gitudinally. on the flat l onlyz The hair.

secured by twisting the end around the trandseneaeths aatsssahnt esent .cpnvenient fastening device, such as a larly to Figs. 4% and 5. In other words, the

=30 wind; which should bestightlydrawn, mayba jaws t, t, are adapted to contact with and hold an end of the shaper S in such manner as to transmit thereto heat previously acquired by said jaws. The heat thus imparted to the shaper S expands it and causes it to pressstill more tightly against the inner folds of the hair wind, also heating the same, and thereby tendingto fix or set the wind. By making the shaper S hollow, as

shown in Fig. 3, the device 1s not only madelighter, but is also more responsive to the heat imparted by the jaws t, t, of'the tongs T, in that the confined hair will quickly distribute and. equalize the temperature throughout the shaper S.

Heat is applied externallyto the coil of hair on the shaper S, also by means of the tongs I, the jaws of which are formed with" registering central concavities t ,,t wh1ch together form an ellipsoidal recess, sfithe inner side walls of which are adaptedto contact with and bear against the coil of hair in such manner as to cause it to conform mor e., closely to the elliptical cross section of the shaper S, as shown more particularly in Fig. 7.

It will be noted that in Figs. 1 and 4 the shaper S is shown as straight longitudinally, and this straight form of shaper is adapted to the treatment of long hair at a distance removed .from the roots thereof. Where it is to be used or worn very close to the roots of the hair to be treated, I curve the. shaper S,-longitudinally, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. This enables me to apply the heated jaws t, t, of the tongs T to the end of the shaper S, with greater facility and with less danger of discomfort to the person whose hair-is treated, as will be obvious by reference to Fig. .9. It also admits of the turning-of the shaper S into conforming with the shape of the head as indicated in Fig. 8 where the shaper S is to be worn for some time, particularly when worn over night, as is frequentlythe case.

It is deemed important that the tube be hollow and sealed at the ends so as to confine the air which heats up instantly when theheated tongs. are applied. The hermetic same and sealing of the ends causes the confined air to act. as a conductor of heat, the tube expanding rapidly under heat and, hence, the hair being wound tightly around the tube and being also compressed externally by the jaws of thetongs, the expansion forms an;v importantfunction in setting the hair, particularly the portions in contact with and immediately adjacent to the hollow tube.

What I claim 'as my invention and dc sire to. secure by Letters Patent is,

1. The improved hair-sha er herein de-- scribed, the same being ofeibngated form, hollow, closed at the ends, elliptical in cross sectionand longitudinally curved, the samebeing of-metallic and practically rigid construction to retain its shape under allconclitions of use. I

2. A] device for the purpose described comprising an elongated hollow metallic, member of elliptical cross section having its. endshermetically sealed. r

3. A device for the purpose describedcomprising an elongated hollowmetallic memberihaving its ends hermetically sealed. 4. A hair curler in the form of an elongated hollow member of thin material with. closed ends confining the air within the preventing escape of the; air when heated.

; Witnesses:

Geo. WM. MIATT, DOROTHY L. MIATT.

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